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Early cities developed in a number of regions of the ancient world.

Mesopotamia can claim the earliest cities, particularly Eridu, Uruk, and Ur.

After Mesopotamia, this culture arose in Syria and Anatolia, as shown by the city of Çatalhöyük ( 7500-5700BC ).

It is the largest Neolithic site found to date.

Although it has sometimes been claimed that ancient Egypt lacked urbanism, several types of urban settlements were found in ancient times.